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Transferring at Zurich Airport

Are you transferring at Zurich Airport? You will have to pass through a number of checks, depending on where you are travelling from and to.

You can obtain the boarding pass for your onward flight at the transfer counter in the waiting areas. Zurich Airport offers you a wide range of services if you have a long layover.

Transferring

Routes & checks

Remain in the waiting area

If you wish to remain in the waiting area you only need to pass through the security check before your onward flight. If you are from an EU country and are transferring in Zurich, you can make your way straight to the departure gates.

Entering Switzerland

If you wish to enter Switzerland please observe the entry and customs regulations. If you are travelling within the Schengen area there is no passport check when entering Switzerland.

Travel within the Schengen area

When travelling between countries that adhere to the Schengen Agreement, there is no passport control at Zurich Airport.

These countries include

Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finnland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Travel outside the Schengen area

If you are travelling to or from countries that do not adhere to the Schengen Agreement you will have to pass through passport control in Zurich. Likewise, transfer passengers travelling to or from the Schengen area from a non-Schengen country will have to pass through passport control in Zurich in future.

Transferring with luggage

In most cases, your luggage will be forwarded automatically.

Check-in for transfer passengers

As a rule you do not need to check in again when transferring. If it should nevertheless be necessary to check in your luggage or liquids, please leave the transfer zone and pass through immigration into Switzerland. There are no check-in counters in the transfer zone.

Follow the signs „Exit Zurich/Baggage Claim“ and observe the entry and customs regulations. Then go to the check-in desks for your airline.

Trolleys

Free luggage trolleys are available in the transfer zone.

Lockers

For security reasons there are no lockers in the transfer zone.

Purchasing liquids at airports and on board the plane

It is possible to carry tax and duty free liquids as long as these are packed in a sealed bag with a purchase receipt. The following conditions apply:

ICAO bag

Bags that do not meet the above-mentioned ICAO norms must be confiscated and disposed of by security staff.

Tax and duty free liquids must be produced at the security checkpoint and will undergo an additional control. After clearance, they can be taken on board.